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Berean Standard Bible

“And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord”

Luke 2:22

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Luke describes what Joseph and Mary do about forty days after Jesus' birth, in keeping with the Law of Moses.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

World English Bible (WEB)

When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

King James Version (KJV)

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present to the Lord,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y como se cumplieron los días de la purificación de ella, conforme á la ley de Moisés, le trajeron á Jerusalem para presentarle al Señor,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando llegó el día en que, según la ley de Moisés, ellos debían purificarse, José y María llevaron al niño a Jerusalén para presentárselo al Señor.

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